Maxim Manufacturing operations for 2022 are as follows: Per unit:                                                                      $ Sales price                                                                   50 Direct material cost                                                     18        Direct wages                                                                 4 Variable production overhead                                      3 Per month:             Fixed production overhead                                  99 000                    Fixed selling expenses                                         14 000             Fixed administration expenses                             26 000   Variable selling expenses is 10% of sales value. Normal capacity was 11 000 units per month.                               October 2022               November 2022                                     Units                           Units   Sales                            10 000                         15 000 Production                  12 000                         16 000               Using the two methods:   Compute the unit production cost  Determine the value of the closing inventory Prepare the Marginal Income Statement and the Absorption Income Statement for February 2022                                                                Reconcile the net profits for February  Comment on the differences of the two systems with respect to:  Stock valuations  and Period profits

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Maxim Manufacturing operations for 2022 are as follows:

Per unit:                                                                      $

Sales price                                                                   50

Direct material cost                                                     18       

Direct wages                                                                 4

Variable production overhead                                      3

Per month:

            Fixed production overhead                                  99 000       

            Fixed selling expenses                                         14 000

            Fixed administration expenses                             26 000

 

Variable selling expenses is 10% of sales value.

Normal capacity was 11 000 units per month.

 

                            October 2022               November 2022

                                    Units                           Units

 

Sales                            10 000                         15 000

Production                  12 000                         16 000            

 

Using the two methods:

 

  1. Compute the unit production cost 
  2. Determine the value of the closing inventory
  3. Prepare the Marginal Income Statement and the Absorption Income Statement for February 2022                                                               
  4. Reconcile the net profits for February 
  5. Comment on the differences of the two systems with respect to:  Stock valuations  and Period profits
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